VISAS Nordic Instructor Guidelines, etc.
Expectations:
All instructors must be experienced cross country skiers and demonstrate an ability to ski in the Classic Style on set tracks.
Experience in the Skate Ski Style is a benefit, but not a requirement. Previous teaching experience is a definite asset.
Instructors must be strong enough to assist with transfers (wheel chair to sit ski), to push/pull clients in sit skis or to assist clients back to their feet after a fall.
The following skiing skills are required:
- Falling and Rising (both on flat terrain and hills
- Star Turn/Kick Turn
- Side Step/Herringbone
- Diagonal Stride – Running Step/Gliding Step
- Free Glide/Tuck
- Snowplow – Braking/Stopping/Turning
Guidelines:
All instructors must commit to the following:
- Work one duty day per week for the duration of the ski season (~5-6 hrs), and find a replacement, if need be, for their duty day.
- Participate in a minimum of two training sessions per season – one pre-season and one mid-season
- Participate in one of the following committees:
with a minimum of two instructors on each
committee to ensure some form of succession
planning (possibly 1-2 hrs per week, depending
on committee/activity).
- Each committee to provide a brief summary mid-month of their objectives/activities to date
during the ski season.
- Participate in any fund raising efforts relating to VISAS (raffle ticket sales, VISAS Awareness Day, etc.)
All instructors must have proof of double Covid-19 vaccination and hold a CADS (Canadian Adaptive Snowsports) membership.
Click here to download a PDF of the 2021-22 VISAS Nordic Guidelines
Training / Orientation Committee:
- Orientate new VISAS Nordic Instructors to the overall VISAS program & Mt Washington
- Organize pre-season & mid-season training that includes:
- Review of Nordic ski basics and teaching steps
- Review of adaptive skills for blind, sitski, autism
& cognitive issues, other disabilities. - Contribute to the update of info for the Teaching Tips & Links pages on website
Scheduling / Wood Gundy:
(Joint committees with 2-3 members)
- Organize Snowline bookings for Nordic students with Nordic instructors
- Work with Snowline technical team to improve booking process
- Work with the Wood Gundy (WG) adaptive Nordic committee to streamline WG registration
- Coordinate with Strathcona WG Coordinator (SWGC)
re potential clients for adaptive Nordic - Coordinate with SWGC to ensure teachers, EA, or parents receive VISAS Nordic package
- Ensure required documentation for VISAS program is in place before school days.
Promotion / Recruitment of New Adaptive Nordic Clients / Team Building / Communication:
- Identify potential new adaptive Nordic clients, (outside of WG), and related organizations
- Market via email, phone, word-of-mouth, presentations, etc., the VISAS Nordic program
- Enhance the overall VISAS Nordic instructor team experience throughout the season.
